The Nigeria Immigration Service,
NIS, has said that all its personnel across the country have been directed to
watch out for the former Chairman of the Presidential Taskforce on Pension
Reforms, Abdulrasheed Maina to prevent him from escaping.

NIS said its personnel across the
country had also been issued strict directives to arrest Maina on sight.

The NIS Public Relations Officer,
Sunday James, who spoke with Punch on Friday that Maina had been placed on the
watch list afresh.

He said the service moved swiftly
on the Interpol alert and an Abuja Magistrates’ Court ordering the fugitive’s
arrest.

He said, “The Interpol has issued
an arrest alert on Maina and a Magistrate Court has also ordered his arrest, so
this means that he has been placed on the watch list afresh and a directive has
gone out to all our formations and commands, particularly those at the borders,
to prevent his escape and arrest him.”

The Presidency had on Thursday
said an Abuja Magistrate’s Court, as well as the Interpol, had issued fresh
warrants for Maina ’s arrest.

James added, “Maina’s
investigation has been expanded. This is beyond reinstatement. It has gone
beyond that.

“You know that the INTERPOL has
just issued an international warrant on him. A Nigerian court has also issued
yet another warrant of arrest.”